Stamford Student Honored By Technology Group

STAMFORD, CT - From Stamford Public Schools: Stamford Public Schools (SPS) announced that the Connecticut Affiliate of the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) recently selected Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) Sophomore Adena Russel as an Honorable Mention recipient of the 2019 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing. AITE Business TeacherFlorina Merturi nominated Russel for her computing-related aspirations as well as her demonstrated aptitude and interest in information technology and computing.

According to the organization, the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing builds a talent pool for the growing technical workforce and helps academic and corporate organizations celebrate diversity in computing by honoring young women at the high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing; leadership ability; academic history; and plans for post-secondary education.

Russel is in the Biomedical Engineering program at AITE. She is currently taking Advanced Placement Mobile Computer Science as an independent study to advance her programming skills.

Award recipients will be honored at an NCWIT event to be scheduled for the spring.

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